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Breaking: Historic Palmyra, Syria FALLS to ISIS
Gateway Pundit ^ | 5-20-2015 | Jim Hoft

Posted on 05/20/2015 12:03:49 PM PDT by tcrlaf

The ancient city of Palmyra, Syria fell to ISIS late Wednesday. Syrian television is airing nationalist songs over nature scenes.

(Excerpt) Read more at thegatewaypundit.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events; Politics/Elections; Syria; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: civilwar; globaljihad; godsgravesglyphs; isis; isisobama; isissyria; muslimworld; palmyra; syria; syriawar
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AFP reported this as breaking news about an hour ago, and this is the first English Language article on it I have seen.

Assad's forces evacuated a ton of civilians, and chose not to fight among the monuments, that ISIS has vowed to destroy. If the Yaquidi didn't evacuate, it's going to be another ISIS SLAUGHTER...

Losing Palmyra also opens up Western Syria to Isis invasion.

1 posted on 05/20/2015 12:03:49 PM PDT by tcrlaf
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Tweets

20 minutes ago
Pro #SAA sources confirming that Palmyra fell to #IS completely and that #SAA withdrew. #Syria #IS

Conflict News 1 minute ago
Local reporter in #Palmyra #Syria confirms that the city, prison and regime airbase are under #ISIS control.


2 posted on 05/20/2015 12:06:10 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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3 posted on 05/20/2015 12:06:26 PM PDT by drewh
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The JV is on the run.


4 posted on 05/20/2015 12:06:46 PM PDT by ButThreeLeftsDo (Make A Donation To Free Republic Today)
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Pretty good for a JV Team.


5 posted on 05/20/2015 12:06:53 PM PDT by dfwgator
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This is going to be awful. I am sure ISIS is preparing to video the destruction of the columns and other monuments.


6 posted on 05/20/2015 12:06:56 PM PDT by C19fan
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AFP has an article up now:

IS in almost full control of Syria’s Palmyra: monitor

“”IS controls almost all of Palmyra” following the withdrawal of government troops from all sectors except for a prison in the east and military intelligence headquarters in the west, said Rami Abdel Rahman of the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights.”
http://news.yahoo.com/almost-full-control-syrias-palmyra-monitor-185306811.html;_ylt=AwrC1TEO2VxVoQ0AmyTQtDMD;_ylu=X3oDMTByOHZyb21tBGNvbG8DYmYxBHBvcwMxBHZ0aWQDBHNlYwNzcg


7 posted on 05/20/2015 12:08:23 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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well all the historic sites will be smashed to crumbs....


8 posted on 05/20/2015 12:08:52 PM PDT by blueyon (The U. S. Constitution - read it and weep)
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BBC Breaking News alert now up:

http://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-32820857


9 posted on 05/20/2015 12:11:46 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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Changing tagline.


10 posted on 05/20/2015 12:11:55 PM PDT by Uncle Miltie (ISIS: Islam's Reformation)
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What the h*ll is Bathhouse Barry doing about this? Concentrating on climate change as the most serious problem we face.


11 posted on 05/20/2015 12:12:56 PM PDT by Zuben Elgenubi
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Well, that looks like someplace I won’t be able to ever visit.

ISIS is so satanic it can’t even allow history to exist.


12 posted on 05/20/2015 12:13:06 PM PDT by Shadow44
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The Muslims in the White House are pleased.


13 posted on 05/20/2015 12:13:09 PM PDT by CivilWarBrewing (,)
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14 posted on 05/20/2015 12:13:59 PM PDT by tcrlaf (They told me it could never happen in America. And then it did....)
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To: Zuben Elgenubi

Dont forget all of Barrry Soetoro’s green cards for our resident illegals!


15 posted on 05/20/2015 12:14:11 PM PDT by drewh
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"I love it when a plan comes together!"

"Yeah, but it was my plan!"

"No, you idiots. It vas MY plan!!!"

16 posted on 05/20/2015 12:16:07 PM PDT by Dr. Thorne (The night is far spent, the day is at hand.- Romans 13:12)
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Lead Thugger Obama and his libs must be so very happy.


17 posted on 05/20/2015 12:16:14 PM PDT by Gator113 (~~Cruz, OR LOSE~~ Ted Cruz is the only true Conservative in this race.)
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18 posted on 05/20/2015 12:16:42 PM PDT by drewh
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ISIS is poised to simply supplant the Bashar al-Assad regime in Damascus and use the locality as the new seat of the Caliphate.

This does not bode well for any future prospects for peace in the Middle East.

All this “steady progress” the Current Regime now squatting in the White Hut claims to have achieved, is going to cost the world dearly.

Makes you wish for the good old days of Saddam Hussein.


19 posted on 05/20/2015 12:17:14 PM PDT by alloysteel ("Before I refuse to take your questions, I have an opening statement..." Ronald Reagan)
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This is a wonderful opportunity to test the neutron bomb!


20 posted on 05/20/2015 12:19:44 PM PDT by Cowboy Bob (Isn't it funny that Socialists never want to share their own money?)
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